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Federal Tories tied to Quebec companies accused of corruption The federal Conservative Party received donations from dozens of employees at three engineering firms now implicated in high-profile police investigations into Quebec's construction industry. Such donations to Canada's...

April 2012 Federal Poll Averages A month of tremendous change, April saw the New Democrats storming from a distant second to a narrow first. Thomas Mulcair may be in the midst of a honeymoon, but it is quite the honeymoon for the party - particularly in Quebec. Since the monthly federal...

Vic Toews says he’s cut access to porn on TVs in Nova Scotia prison Public Safety Minister Vic Toews says he’s cut the cable channels that were allowing some Nova Scotia inmates to watch porn in prison. “I recently discovered that some inmates had access to porn in prison on their TV’s. I...

Conservatives bow to pressure, amend parts of controversial refugee bill OTTAWA - The Conservative government is bowing to pressure and proposing amendments to a controversial new refugee bill. Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says...

Tory attacks against NDP getting little media traction OTTAWA — With its two-week-long campaign targeting the NDP's shadow cabinet having largely fallen on deaf ears in the media, the Conservatives seem to be trying to up ante with the launch of a new attack website. Still, despite its...

Ministers got inside track to Jets tickets WINNIPEG - It’s like getting caught with a hand in the cookie jar filled, instead, with Winnipeg Jets season tickets. That’s the situation that a few NDP government cabinet...

Cancer claiming fewer Canadian lives, report says Canadians are making progress in the battle against cancer. A new report from Canadian Cancer Society says close to 100,000 lives have been saved over the past 20 years because of the declining rates in cancer deaths. The biggest factor...

Allan Harding MacKay Destroys Artwork On Live TV To Protest Ottawa's Treatment Of Veterans And Aboriginals TORONTO - Canadian artist Allan Harding MacKay says he's destroying five pieces of his own artwork to protest the federal government's treatment of...

Vote in southern U.S. state bans gay marriages Voters in North Carolina Tuesday approved a state constitutional amendment forbidding gay marriages, civil unions and domestic partnerships, still divisive social issues in the United States. The measure was passed by 61 per cent against 39...

Contaminated sites pose billions in risk OTTAWA — The federal government is facing $7.7 billion in environmental liabilities for approximately 22,000 federal contaminated sites across the country and a funding shortfall to clean up the polluted lands, the commissioner of the environment and...

Half of U.S. adults will be obese by 2030, report says Based on trends, half of the adults in the United States will be obese by 2030 unless the government makes changing the food environment a policy priority, according to a report released Thursday on the international obesity crisis in...

Environment commissioner expected to slam Tories Kyoto, climate change targets and contaminated sites subject of report Climate change experts are expecting the federal environment commissioner to take a critical view of the government's policies on greenhouse gases when he tables his latest...

Report: Agency unfair to veterans Ombudsman says ex-soldiers not getting benefit of doubt OTTAWA — The Harper government moved quickly Monday to limit the damage of a scathing report from Canada’s veterans ombudsman, who accused a review agency of being secretive and unfair to ex-soldiers...

Judge rebukes Toews for rejecting yet another convict’s transfer request The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled that Public Safety Minister Vic Toews didn’t give adequate reasons when he rejected a bid by a Montreal trucker jailed in the United States to serve the rest of his sentence back...

Charities urge Peter Kent to retract 'laundering' accusation Canadian charities are demanding Environment Minister Peter Kent retract accusations that some charitable groups are "laundering" foreign funds in Canada. Imagine Canada — an umbrella organization...

The opacity of Tory transparency "The time for accountability has arrived." These were the first words written by Stephen Harper in the Conservatives' 2006 election platform, "Stand Up for Canada." Indeed, if there is an animating theme in what would become the Conservatives' winning...

Get ready for the green military-industrial complex!

The deniers don't understand much. This thread is evidence since that "death knell" has been ringing for 4 years now. :lol: When U.S. defense is on board, that knell must be ringing very loudly in the ear canals of the deniers. Climate Change A Threat To National Security: Panetta

Greek Socialists say voters face euro or default, mass poverty in Sunday election ATHENS, Greece - Greece's Socialist leader warned that the country faces default and mass poverty if voters backs anti-bailout parties in the upcoming general election...

Ottawa police to start collecting race-based data Teen alleged racial profiling at traffic stop Ottawa police will start collecting race-based data on traffic stops for at least two years as part of the settlement between the Ontario Human Rights Commission and the Ottawa Police Services...